Abstract: An optimized moving-coil loudspeaker is described herein. The loudspeaker includes an acoustic-radiating diaphragm that is non-cylindrical shape. The diaphragm is a substantially-planar substrate having uniform density. A moving-coil assembly is coupled to the acoustic-radiating diaphragm. The assembly is configured to move back and forth in a linear fashion. As the assembly is connected to the diaphragm it causes acoustic waves to be emitted from a front surface the acoustic-radiating diaphragm. The acoustic-radiating diaphragm is not supported by a conventional basket, among other differences.

Abstract: Voice coil body of a loudspeaker is provided at the outer circumferential wall surface with a supporting section. Diameter of the inner circumference of suspension holder is greater than outer diameter of the voice coil body while diameter of the inner circumference of diaphragm is greater than diameter of the inner circumference of suspension holder for facilitating a gluing of the inner circumferential end of suspension holder and the inner circumferential end of diaphragm on the supporting section and to the voice coil body. By so doing, harmonic distortion of a loudspeaker can be further reduced.

Abstract: A loudspeaker damper including: an outer damper; and an inner damper; wherein the outer damper and the inner damper configured to damp a vibrating portion relative to a fixed portion of a loudspeaker, wherein the outer damper supports the outer periphery of a voice coil of the vibrating portion, and supports the outer periphery of the voice coil relative to the fixed portion, wherein the inner damper supports the inner periphery of the voice coil, and supports the inner periphery of the voice coil relative to the fixed portion.

Abstract: A speaker device includes a terminal member, a voice coil bobbin, and a connecting member mounted on the voice coil bobbin. The connecting member has a terminal mounting part. A pair of claw part and hook-shaped projecting part is provided on an upper end portion of the terminal mounting part, and a mounting base having a groove is provided on a lower end portion thereof. A projecting part and an opening are provided at the upper end portion of the terminal member, and a mounting part is provided at the lower end portion thereof. The projecting part has a function to move the upper end portion of the terminal member to a circumferential direction of the connecting member.

Abstract: A loudspeaker is provided, which has a configuration in which suspension holder extending in a cylindrical shape widening downward is provided on the rear surface of diaphragm so as to be integrated with diaphragm, and the periphery of suspension holder is coupled to frame via second edge. With such a configuration, adhesion work between the suspension holder and the diaphragm as well as heating and drying work of adhesive are not required, thus enabling the productivity to be considerably improved and production equipment and space to be reduced.

Abstract: A loudspeaker and method of assembly according to this invention provides for precise alignment between the frame and motor structure before they are connected to one another, and employs a fixture to form the moving assembly of the speaker, i.e. the voice coil, upper and lower suspensions and diaphragm, outside of the frame so that concentric tolerance stack-up is minimized. The moving assembly, once formed, is mounted as a unit to the frame and motor structure to facilitate assembly and repair of the speaker.

Abstract: A composite damper for a speaker comprises an inner ring surface material, an outer ring surface material, and a plurality of ribs connected between the inner ring surface material and the outer ring surface material. The inner ring surface material and the outer ring surface material have a plurality of alternating concentric peaks and valleys; thereby when it is coupled with a periphery of a voice coil of the speaker, it has a more stable vibration frequency.

Abstract: A speaker device has a connecting member on which a groove capable of accumulating a constant amount of adhesive is formed. The groove is in the vicinity of a lower end of an outer peripheral wall of a cylindrical portion, and is formed on the outer peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion along a circumferential direction. A bottom surface of an inner peripheral edge portion of a conductive damper disposed on an upper side in plural dampers is fixed to the connecting member with adhesive applied to the groove. The adhesive is applied between the upper surface of the inner peripheral edge portion of the conductive damper and the outer peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion. Thus, the conductive damper, which is sandwiched by the adhesive applied to the groove and the adhesive applied to the upper surface of the conductive damper, is fixed to the connecting member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker configured to reduce or eliminate distortions when a diaphragm thereof vertically moves in sound reproduction and which can be downsized. This speaker includes: a cylindrical frame having a bottom face and an open top; a magnetic circuit disposed on a inner bottom face of the frame; a voice coil having a coil portion thereof disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit; the diaphragm disposed in an opening of the frame, and fixed to the voice coil along an inner periphery thereof, and to the frame via a first edge along an outer periphery thereof; and a support fixed to the diaphragm on the side of the magnetic circuit at one end and to the vicinity of the magnetic circuit via the second edge on the other end. The first edge is substantially analogous to the second edge in shape with respect to the boundary therebetween.

Abstract: A multifunction vibration actuator is disclosed, which includes a housing (1) integrally formed with a first house part (1a) with an elliptic wall (10), a second house part (1b) having a cylindrical wall (11) with a diameter corresponding to the first house part (1a) at the center of the ellipse, and both bottom walls (1c) and (1d) of the first housing part (1a). The actuator also includes an elliptic diaphragm (3) with an annular voice coil (3) installed on the inner surface thereof, a circular magnetic circuit part (4), and a disk type suspension (5). The elliptic diaphragm (3) is tightly installed in the wall of the first house part (1a), and the circular magnetic circuit part (4) is installed in the cylinder of the second house part (1b) with the suspension (5).

Abstract: A speaker apparatus including: a first diaphragm; a second diaphragm arranged coaxial with the first diaphragm along a driving direction; a frame having diaphragm supporting portions; and a voice-coil bobbin, wherein outer circumferential portions of the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are fixed to the diaphragm supporting portions respectively, inner circumferential portions of the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are connected together and fixed to the voice-coil bobbin so as to make a sealed space between the first diaphragm, the second diaphragm and the frame, and the voice-coil bobbin is supported by springiness of a gas contained in the sealed space.

Abstract: A speaker device includes a terminal member, a connecting member, a conductive damper and a voice coil. The terminal member has a first connecting part, a slit, a hole, a second connecting part and a fixing part. The connecting member has a projecting portion on a bent portion and a groove at an area in the vicinity of a lower end of an outer peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion. The terminal member is mounted to the connecting member. A lead wire is wound around the slit of the connecting part, and a portion thereof is soldered. The projecting portion is inserted into the hole. The fixing part is inserted into the groove. The second connecting part is connected to a conductive member of the conductive damper disposed at the area in the vicinity of the lower end of the outer peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion by the soldering.

Abstract: In a speaker device, when an excessive driving signal larger than a withstand input is inputted to a voice coil, a voice coil bobbin moves with large magnitude. When the voice coil bobbin largely moves on a side opposite to a sound emitting side (downward), each component of the speaker device collides with each other and a large abnormal sound occurs. Therefore, a connecting member and a pot type yoke are designed to collide with each other via a buffer member in an area E1, for example, when the voice coil moves downward with the large magnitude. Namely, the buffer member is attached on a bottom surface of a bent portion of the connecting member, opposite to an upper surface of a cylindrical portion of the pot type yoke, in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: A high efficiency loudspeaker without a damper is provided. The loudspeaker includes magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap and a voice coil member, which has movable coil, disposed in the magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit. The loudspeaker also includes a diaphragm, whose inner peripheral part is linked with the voice coil member, outside the magnetic gap and a frame linked with an outer peripheral part of the diaphragm via a first edge. An inner peripheral part of a suspension holder is linked with the voice coil member at a linked position which is closer to the magnetic circuit than a linked position of the diaphragm and the voice coil member. An outer peripheral part of the suspension holder is linked with a frame via a second edge. The first edge and the second edge are substantially symmetrical with each other about a median of a first edge and a second edge.

Abstract: A high efficiency loudspeaker without a damper is provided. The loudspeaker includes magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap and a voice coil member, which has movable coil, disposed in the magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit. The loudspeaker also includes a diaphragm, whose inner peripheral part is linked with the voice coil member, outside the magnetic gap and a frame linked with an outer peripheral part of the diaphragm via a first edge. An inner peripheral part of a suspension holder is linked with the voice coil member at a linked position which is closer to the magnetic circuit than a linked position of the diaphragm and the voice coil member. An outer peripheral part of the suspension holder is linked with a frame via a second edge. The first edge and the second edge are substantially symmetrical with each other about a median of a first edge and a second edge.

Abstract: An evenly elastically deformable damper for speaker is disclosed to include a damper body of a plain weave fabric having elastic warp wires and weft wires intercrossed in X and Y directions and a center through hole cut through the top and bottom surfaces and bonded to a voice coil, a plurality of reinforcing patches stitched to the damper body in a crossed manner around the center through hole of the damper body to secure lead wires to the damper body and formed of a plain weave fabric having elastic warp wires and weft wires intercrossed in direction A and direction B at about 45° relative to X and Y directions to keep the damper body in balance and to prevent damage of the lead wires when vibrated with the voice coil.

Abstract: A suspension, for the voice coil of a loudspeaker drive unit, includes an inner ring to be connected to the voice coil of the loudspeaker drive unit; an outer ring to be connected to the chassis of the loudspeaker drive unit; and a plurality of radial spoke-like members connecting the inner ring to the outer ring. The radial spoke-like members are free of compressive stress between their ends. The spoke-like members are of greater lateral stiffness than the spoke-like member?s and are substantially X-shaped.

Abstract: A frame is provided with an opening allowing insertion of a jig for setting an inner rim of a suspension holder to a proper position. The jig ensures positive alignment of the suspension holder when making connection to the frame. The jig also ensures reliable bonding of a diaphragm to the suspension holder with a bonding agent, since it steadily supports the suspension holder in position during the bonding process. The positioning of the bobbin and a voice coil is thus reliable when being assembled, thereby improving acoustic performance of a speaker.

Abstract: An electro-acoustic transducer includes a tone generator, a vibrator, and a case. The tone generator includes a diaphragm, and a voice coil joined to the diaphragm. The vibrator includes a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap at which the voice coil is positioned, and a suspension made of metal and having a first end joined to the magnetic circuit to suspend the magnetic circuit for allowing the magnetic circuit to vibrate. The case is joined to a periphery of the diaphragm, and includes a metal plate joined to a second end of the suspension. The metal plate is joined to the suspensions reliably, hence allowing the electro-acoustic transducer to be manufactured stably.

Abstract: A loudspeaker comprises a frame, a magnetic circuit unit, a vibration unit and a snap fastening device. The frame has a recess. The magnetic circuit unit is received in the recess of the frame. The magnetic circuit unit includes a yoke. The vibration unit is received in the recess of the frame. The snap fastening device connects the yoke, which is inserted into the recess of the frame, to the frame.

Abstract: An electromagnetic transducer is described including a magnet assembly (50) and a conductive drive coil (52). The magnet assembly provides an emanating magnetic field within which the drive coil is located. The drive coil is a flat ring coil having a width that is equal to or greater than its height. As assembled, the drive coil is mounted in close proximity to the magnet assembly such that relative axial motion may occur between them during use. In one embodiment, the magnet assembly includes two permanent disc magnets (64), (66) having axial magnetizations and being oriented with like poles facing one another to produce a radially emanating magnetic field. In another embodiment, the magnet assembly includes a pair of axially magnetized permanent ring magnets (64), (66) also oriented with like poles facing one another.

Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a frame, a diaphragm and an electric driving arrangement for moving the diaphragm along an axis with respect to the frame. The diaphragm includes an outer conical first diaphragm body and an inner conical second diaphragm body invertedly oriented with respect to and positioned inside the first diaphragm body. The first and second diaphragm bodies each have a base portion and a top portion, the top portion of the first diaphragm body and the base portion of the second diaphragm body being interconnected. The diaphragm is suspended from the frame by a first flexible suspension member extending between the base portion of the first diaphragm body and the frame, and a second flexible suspension member extending between the top portion of the first diaphragm body and the frame. The top portion of the second diaphragm body is attached to a movable part of the driving arrangement.

Abstract: A high efficiency loudspeaker without a damper is provided. The loudspeaker includes magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap and a voice coil member, which has movable coil, disposed in the magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit. The loudspeaker also includes a diaphragm, whose inner peripheral part is linked with the voice coil member, outside the magnetic gap and a frame linked with an outer peripheral part of the diaphragm via a first edge. An inner peripheral part of a suspension holder is linked with the voice coil member at a linked position which is closer to the magnetic circuit than a linked position of the diaphragm and the voice coil member. An outer peripheral part of the suspension holder is linked with a frame via a second edge. The first edge and the second edge are substantially symmetrical with each other about a median of a first edge and a second edge.

Abstract: A speaker has a diaphragm (16) and a suspension holder (19) supporting the diaphragm from the back surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a bent section (21) disposed between its outer periphery and its inner periphery, with the portion to the outer periphery having a conical shape. The diaphragm is coupled to the suspension holder at the bent section. This configuration can omit a damper that causes nonlinearity and asymmetry of suspension, to reduce the harmonic distortion of the speaker and improve the power linearity and the performance of the speaker. The diaphragm can have a flat configuration at its inner peripheral portion, can be secured with sufficient rigidity, and can be rigidly secured to a frame of the sneaker. This can reduce the thickness of the diaphragm and enable formation of a smaller, low profile sneaker can be realized.

Abstract: Speaker design/method positively centering speaker components one with the other with a unique design of the surround and radiator. Surround has a main body extending radially through more than 180°, extending from the body there is a flat outer ring and a flat inner ring at substantially 180° radially around the body from the outer ring with a portion of the main body extending below the inner ring, forming a channel between the inner ring and the body portion that extends below it. The radiator has outer and inner edges with a central opening defined by the inner edge, with the outer edge either blunt or defined by a short downward extending ring. The shape and dimensions of the outer edge of the radiator and the channel are substantially the same outer with the radiator edge fitting snugly within the surround channel.

Abstract: This invention provides a speaker apparatus that outputs sound having smooth frequency characteristics. To solve the inconvenience with the prior art, this invention is a speaker apparatus comprising a diaphragm and a cylindrical-shaped coil bobbin, and not comprising a center cap that covers the coil bobbin, and where the diaphragm is located such that it rests on the coil bobbin, and the coil bobbin and diaphragm are located such that sound from the coil bobbin and diaphragm is not reflected.

Abstract: An edge-driven diaphragm loudspeaker driver is configured such that the suspension system of the driver is connected to the voice coil rather than to the diaphragm. Thus, the diaphragm in the loudspeaker is free of suspension systems connected to or extending from the diaphragm. By attaching the surround suspension to the voice coil rather than to the diaphragm, the diaphragm is isolated from the influence of spurious high frequency vibrations in the suspension system, thereby increasing the performance of the loudspeaker at high frequencies. The loudspeaker driver configuration also provides for a longer excursion range for the voice coil/diaphragm assembly, which allows for the driver components to be more accurately aligned during manufacturing, thereby enabling the loudspeaker driver to operate as a full range unit by producing low output frequencies.

Abstract: A butterfly damper for supporting a voice coil bobbin of a speaker on a frame in a state that the damper is vibrative. The butterfly damper is made of olefinic resin material having an internal loss of 0.045 or greater, a tensile elongation of 200% or greater, and a flexural modulus of 300 MPa or greater.

Abstract: A panel-form loudspeaker includes a radiating panel, a frame, a suspension unit, a transducer and a linkage unit. The frame is used for supporting and positioning the radiating panel. The suspension unit is disposed between the frame and the bottom periphery of the radiating panel, and is made of a soft material. The transducer includes a voice coil unit and a magnet unit. The voice coil unit is coupled to the radiating panel at a specific location under the radiating panel. The linkage unit includes a first linking portion coupled to the frame, a second linking portion coupled to the voice coil unit via a resilience support, and a third linking portion coupled to the magnet unit.

Abstract: An electromagnetic transducer such as an audio speaker employs a slotted yoke and two suspension components enabling very large excursion relative to the size of the diaphragm which results in improved low frequency output. A first suspension component includes an inner ring, flexible springs, and an outer body. The flexible springs extend through the slots of the yoke and couple the inner ring to the outer body. The inner ring, outer body, and flexible springs of the first suspension component may be of monolithic construction or they may be distinct components coupled together. The inner ring couples to the bobbin of the diaphragm assembly, and the outer body couples to the outer cylindrical surface of the yoke or to a mounting ring which is coupled to the outer cylindrical surface of the yoke. A second suspension component, such as a surround, couples the diaphragm assembly and to the mounting ring.

Abstract: An audio speaker including a chassis and a diaphragm defining an axis. A suspension movably interconnects the diaphragm and the chassis for reciprocating movement of the diaphragm along the axis. A motor is operably connected to the diaphragm for powered movement thereof. The diaphragm includes a cylindrical flange extending from its peripheral edges axially in the direction of the motor. The termination of said cylindrical flange provides an attachment for an annular rear flexible suspension member that, in turn, attaches to the frame.

Abstract: A linearly compliant, flexible, resilient and flat speaker damper connected between the frame and the cone of the speaker with electrically conductive paths applied to the damper to conduct the signal to be applied to the voice coil of the speaker. A method for linearly compliant audio speaker damping and a method for application of voice coil conductors on the damper.

Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a bobbin, a coil, a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap, a first cylinder fixed to the outer surface of the bobbin, a second cylinder connected with the first cylinder, a diaphragm and a damper coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the second cylinder, an edge coupled to the diaphragm, a frame, and terminals. The outer circumference of a yoke constituting the magnetic circuit has a plurality of slits, while the first cylinder and the second cylinder are connected together by a plurality of radially-disposed joints. The loudspeaker has a flat profile yet is compatible with large amplitude and high output power, and capable of reproducing a wide range of sounds from a low tone to a high tone.

Abstract: This invention provides a speaker apparatus that outputs sound having smooth frequency characteristics. To solve the inconvenience with the prior art, this invention is a speaker apparatus comprising a diaphragm and a cylindrical-shaped coil bobbin, and not comprising a center cap that covers the coil bobbin, and where the diaphragm is located such that it rests on the coil bobbin, and the coil bobbin and diaphragm are located such that sound from the coil bobbin and diaphragm is not reflected.

Abstract: A loudspeaker includes: a bottom plate; a center pole provided upwardly from the bottom plate; a yoke surrounding the center pole and having a plurality of slits; a magnet for providing a magnetic flux for the center pole and the yoke; a coil provided between the center pole and the yoke; a first annular member for supporting the coil; a plurality of support members for supporting the first annular member, the plurality of support members being inserted into the plurality of slits; and a diaphragm supported by the plurality of support members, wherein upper faces of the plurality of support members gradually decrease in height in a direction away from the first annular member, and wherein a lower face of the coil is located below a position at which the diaphragm is supported by the plurality of support members.

Abstract: The invention provides a continuous layer of polymer that is shaped to act as the suspension, the former, and an attachment to the diaphragm. The coil may be located within the pocket providing insulation to the coil thus preventing electrical short circuiting of the voice coil as the voice coil expands or contracts based on its operating temperature. The invention also provides an inner flange area of a suspension that may act as a spring generating additional acoustic energy from the compression driver. The inner flange area may also be tuned to vibrate at a predetermined high frequency. Thus, in certain applications, where more acoustic energy is desired at high frequency, the inner flange area may be tuned to provide that extra acoustic energy. To further increase the high frequency energy generated by the compression driver, the diaphragm may be coupled to the bottom side of the inner flange area.

Abstract: A positioning device for a diaphragm of speakers includes an inner ring and an outer ring with a plurality of connection plates connected between the inner ring and the outer ring. The positioning device is attached to a side of the diaphragm and has a wave-shaped cross section which is complimentary to a shape of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is retained by the positioning device and will not shifts during operation.

Abstract: A transducer includes a motor assembly for providing a magnetic field across an air gap, a voice coil supported in the air gap, a diaphragm coupled to the voice coil for reciprocation with the voice coil, and conductors for coupling opposite ends of the voice coil to a source of alternating current to cause the voice coil to reciprocate in the air gap. At least some portion of the length of at least one of the conductors is fusible when exposed to a direct current having a magnitude greater than the maximum desired magnitude of direct current to which it is desired to expose the voice coil.

Abstract: A loudspeaker has voice coil suspended in the gap of a frame and motor by a spider and cone. The spider is attached to the frame by a clamp. The frame has a pair of contact pads formed therein. First and second retainers on the frame and clamp are releasably engageable through a combined axial and rotational movement. The clamp when engaged holds the periphery of the spider against the frame and the leads of the voice coil against the contacts pads. Cam surfaces on the retainers create axial pressure to hold the spider against the frame.

Abstract: An electro-dynamic inertial vibration exciter (1), for exciting a member (2) having capability to sustain and propagate input vibrational energy comprising a motor coil assembly (3, 4) having a coil (3) rigidly fixed to a tubular coil former member (4), a magnet assembly (5, 6, 7) disposed concentrically with respect to the motor coil assembly, and means (11) suspending the magnet assembly for axial movement relative to the motor coil assembly, characterized by a carrier (9) supporting the motor coil assembly (3, 4) and adapted for connection to the member (2) to be excited.

Abstract: A speaker and a method of manufacturing the speaker are provided. The speaker includes a terminal board attached to a side surface of the frame and connected to the electric signals, a dust cap for preventing the inflow of foreign matters into a gap of the magnetic circuitry, an edge formed on the circumference of the cone paper, and a gasket acting to prevent the resonance of the frame and a cover with metal parts, in fixing the frame and the cover of the speaker, and to prevent the delamination and separation of the edge from the cone paper by the vibration of the cone paper. The damper is maximally enlarged in its size, thereby maximizing amplitude of output sound via the damper and attenuating a low band factor. The damper is connected to the upper surface of the voice coil and the upper surface of the frame. Thereby, in case of a speaker with a size of less than &PHgr;45 mm, the minimum resonance frequency can be attenuated to less than 300 Hz.

Abstract: A loudspeaker has a cylindrical frame, a magnetic circuit formed on the frame, a voice coil disposed in a magnetic gap of the magnetic circuit, a diaphragm. A damper is attached to the frame and supports the voice coil. Leads are connected to both ends of the voice coil. The leads are attached to the damper by stitching.

Abstract: A kind of elastic fabric cloth (damper) is exclusively installed in a loud speaker. The fabric cloth is firstly cross-knitted with numerous fiber threads to form a wafer, then hot-pressed by molding to become a disk with corrugated annular strips on its surface. A plurality of conductive wires is aligned to penetrate gaps of the fiber threads of the fabric cloth and glued or fastened to the top ends or the root portions of the annular strips to thereby stably fix the conductive wires onto the fabric cloth without spoiling the strength and elasticity thereof.

Abstract: An open-type magnetic circuitry of loudspeaker includes a lower yoke having a central portion upward projected to form a bobbin, a magnet positioned on top of the bobbin, a voice coil wound around the bobbin and the magnet, and a diaphragm connected at a root portion to the voice coil. The magnetic circuitry of loudspeaker is characterized in that the lower yoke is provided at an upper side surrounding the bobbin with a plurality of radially equally spaced supporting posts, a top end of which being higher than at least a bottom side of the magnet, and that a ring-shaped upper yoke having a central hole is covered onto the top end of the supporting posts, such that heat produced by the voice coil during working could quickly dissipate via the spaces among the supporting posts. Since no heat would accumulate in the loudspeaker, the loudspeaker could always maintain good sound quality.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a loudspeaker comprising: continuously forming diaphragm portions and alignment portions on a band resin film; positioning one of a frame and a protector at an upper die or a lower die; aligning another alignment portion formed on the frame, the protector, the upper or lower die having the film disposed thereon with the alignment portion formed on the film; bonding the frame and the resin film forming the diaphragm; and cutting a diaphragm out of the resin film. The position of bonding the diaphragm to the frame or the protector can be easily determined by aligning the alignment portion formed on the band resin film with another alignment portions provided on the frame, the protector, or the lower or upper die on which the frame or protector is disposed. Further, a conventionally-indispensable ring can be eliminated to reduce the number of components.

Abstract: An electrodynamic transducer includes a frame, a magnet assembly providing a magnetic field across an air gap, a voice coil, a coil former for supporting the voice coil in the air gap, and a diaphragm having an outer perimeter and an apex. The coil former is coupled to the apex so that current through the voice coil causing the voice coil to move in the air gap causes the diaphragm to move. A spider is coupled to the coil former to support the voice coil in the air gap. The spider has convolutions radially outward from the coil former. The convolutions include arcs and generally straight sections. A surround is coupled to the outer perimeter and the frame to support the outer perimeter from the frame. The surround has convolutions radially outward from the outer perimeter. The convolutions include arcs and generally straight sections. The generally straight sections may have non-uniform lengths and non-uniformly varying lengths with increasing distance from the coil former.

Abstract: A high stability loudspeaker has a yoke with a plurality of vents installed therein. The yoke is combined to a bottom of a frame of the loudspeaker. A magnet is placed in the yoke. A washer is arranged above the magnet. A periphery of the magnet is surrounded by a voice coil. A coil winding surrounds the voice coil. A combining portion is formed at a periphery of the yoke. The combining portion serves to be combined with a surround connected to a bottom of end of the voice coil. The voice coils is vertically installed in a gap between the portions of the yoke. The top of the voice coil is connected to another surround. Thereby, vibration of the voice coil is confined at the two ends. As a result, the gap between portions of the yoke structure into which the voice coil extends between portions of the yoke is reduced and therefore, the sensitivity of the loudspeaker is increased and the distortion is decreased.

Abstract: An improved structure of a picture-frame type loudspeaker is disclosed. The loudspeaker structure having a magnetic core is mounted on a housing body adhered to the rear side of a picture frame, and the circumferential edge of the magnetic core is mounted with a conduit containing a voice coil, and the end section of the conduit, close to the magnetic core is connected together with a corrugation portion which is combined with the housing body, the middle section of the conduit is connected to a diaphragm and the other end of the conduit is connected to a vibration board within the picture frame via a medium. By means of the reaction to the signal current by the voice coil, a magnetic field is produced and a relative motion is formed with the magnetic core, such that the vibration board vibrates to produce sound from the picture frame.

Abstract: A loudspeaker and method of assembling same is disclosed in which the motor structure and frame are interconnected, the voice coil is initially secured within the magnetic gap of the motor by the lower suspension and then the diaphragm and surround are installed by first affixing the surround to a flange at the upper end of the frame so that the outer diameter of the surround is concentric to its inner diameter, and then inserting the lower end of the diaphragm within a pool of adhesive carried by a well structure mounted to the exterior surface of the voice coil such that the diaphragm is allowed to move in both a lateral direction and a vertical direction within the well structure while the adhesive cures, thus maintaining the original shape of the surround and substantially preventing misalignment of the voice coil within the magnetic gap of the motor during operation of the loudspeaker.

Abstract: An improved speaker structure includes dual suspension edges connecting a support seat, a sound ring and a diaphragm. Therefore, when the speaker outputs, the dual suspension edge will not deviate and can perform a highly vertical cutting movement. Besides, the dual suspension edge can perform a flip-flop movement and distribution, and can compensate insufficient tensile force during reverse vibration so as to increase power, reduce distortion, and enable the diaphragm to be independently secured to a top portion of the sound ring to obtain better sound quality.